Author: JTJC
Date: 2021-12-05 22:06
My orchestra had the same problem. We have a lot of unusual or obscure repertoire so it’s nit on IMSLP, so worth keeping. The immediate solution to the space problem, as we’d lost the storage space we had when moved rehearsal venues, we was to distribute the library amongst six or so members.
On the paper size issue, it’s not just the size of the old paper. I agree the old larger size sheets are better to read, but that is partly countered by the fact a lot of the paper those old parts has yellowed. That can make it hard to read under some artificial lights.
As an aside about old parts, our conductor once brought in a photocopy of a flute part used by a well-known English professional orchestra. The piece had, over a long period, always been played by that orchestra on the day a monarch had died. There were quite a number of pencil scribbles as players recorded the monarch’s name, the date etc. One of those flute wags had written on the part “Not feeling too well myself”. Also, we often find with music hired from Germany a player has recorded the concert date, orchestra and conductor on the part. These things provide nice talking point, raise a smile etc. On the downside, you see parts where a player without an A Clarinet has written the Bb transposition over every note. Unfortunately, these are the sort of things I expect we’ll lose as we move to digital.
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